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Troy Academy
School in Troy, Iowa, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
40.6797°N 92.2008°W / 40.6797; -92.2008
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Highway 2, Davis County, IA , | |
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Motto | "Do Right Because it is Right" |
Established | 1853 |
Troy Academy was a school of higher education in Davis County, Iowa. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. It was founded in 1853 as a "seminary of learning" and operated through the Des Moines Presbytery and then independently.[1][2] It was the first "normal school" teaching teachers in the newly created state of Iowa.[3] In addition to training teachers, it also taught students hoping to become lawyers, doctors and eventually taught courses in business and accounting.[4] Eventually the Troy Academy became the high school of the Troy Independent School District in 1904. The school was for most of its history coeducational.[5] The Troy Academy is undergoing renovations and is accessible to the public a few times per year and upon request.[6]